HIS208Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sadducees, Essenes, Pharisees
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Sadducees: came into being in 2nd century ce, they denied the immortality of the soul (unlike essenes, believed in temple worship. Pharisees: came into being in 2nd century ce, emphasis on oral traditions (contrast with sadducees who were keen on written law) Zealots were adamant on violent resistance while others were not. Jesus was born between 4 bce and 6 bce. The christians began as just a sect of judaism, and they believed jesus was the savior that would bring them out of the apocalyptic age. The death of jesus and his resurrection were crucial turning points in the separation between christianity and judaism. Paul believed that god never gave up on the rest of humanity and sent jesus to expand the possibility of humanity. After the arrival of jesus, the torah was no longer at the center of the religion, jesus was now the new center. Led to another important change in the development of christianity: newfound faith in.
